If one reads Bhagavad Gita Lord Krishna discusses five topics , Divinity, the soul , time , material nature , and actions or Karma.
Although free will, along with expression, are part of life , there are differences in degrees of freedom. Why this is and how it’s administered is one of the topics Krishna covers .
Krishna indicates the “astrological algorithms ” and karmic synchronicities whilst traversing the different modes of nature, goodness, passion, and ignorance . This means certain accessibility or restrictions or certain connections are imposed even if they are wanted or not , this is due to previous time spent within the material energies Krishna explains
These types of imposed conditions can change and actually be broken free from entirely in rare cases . It’s very difficult for a prisoner to break free from heavy chains, but it is possible under certain conditions with external help .
Krishna gives the prescribed methods of how to get on the social or spiritual mobility ladder and warns us of the dangers of going backwards.
This great science of consciousness and its journeys within matter are fully described in His Bhagavad Gita and it is an essential manuscript to understand who we are , what we are, and why we are experiencing what we do , as well as learning to do something about it .
Some followers of the Vedas overly emphasize the oneness or overly emphasize the difference between God and His expansions , both His direct expansions and the jivas , the living entities.
In absolute terms, something within or something external is of the same nature , one could say we are eternal because we come from the eternal . Although we have always been , as much as Divinity has , because of His unlimited potential, some potential is manifested externally and some yet to be . God has no limit .
Srimati Radharani and Lord Balarama are one and different from Krishna as much as all the incarnations of God are . From one lit candle comes many lit candles can come is the Vedic example.
As the jiva has always been , and of course, so has Radharani and Balarama, although they are direct expansions from the original personality of Godhead Himself and the Jiva is not . The other incarnations of Godhead expand from Balarama and from him many other expansions from the expansions. Nevertheless , everything stems from the unlimited potency of Krishna. Such varigatedness featuring expansions and other multifarious energies are ever expanding in bliss knowledge in the spiritual kingdoms of forever covering those who will not accept His position. Srila Jiva Goswami thd great Vedic scholar describes this simultaneously one and difference as God making the impossible possible, and who can argue with that.
In Srila Jiva Goswami Tattva Sandarbha, text no 43 , Jiva Goswami tells how the impossible becomes possible .
How the Tattva of Divinity being simultaneously one and different from His parts and parcels is played out .
The trancendental realm is ever fresh and ever new , love is an unpredictable and turbulent trancendental emotion , especially in the realms of Vraja, where the most complete exhibition of “Ananda budhi vardanam ” is played out in the pure and spiritually surcharged hearts of Srimati Radharani and Her friends and Their assistants.
Such is the inconceivable nature of Divinity , that He has placed Himself within an atmosphere where He is experiencing ever new elements of artistry of the very highest order along with a love that He is astounded by , although being God Himself . Everything stems from Him , God, and His multifarious potency , so how is it Hrcan God be surprised by Himself
Thus, Srila Jiva Goswami indicates , that within Divinity the impossible becomes possible, and not only the concepts of simultaneously and inconceivably one and difference is indicated by this , but also , for instance , the dancing and singing of the Manjaris , with newer and newer melodies and newer and newer artistic expression and poetry that capture His consciousness, in ever beautiful ways.
It is demonstrated in the Vedas that Krishna develops the desire to help others, and that might be expressed in many many ways .
The Jivas have always been, but it can be understood they are ” expressed ” or “manifested” from Krishna. As Srila Jiva Goswami in Tattva Sandarbha says, Krishna is inconceivably making the impossible possible. The living beings are simultaneously and inconceivably one and different , this is how the philosophers of Gaudia Vaisnavism explain these truths . It appears and is my understanding that some of the Jivas originate from Maha Sankarsana , and some from Mula Sankarsan, some of those who appear from Maha Sankarsan, are unable to reach out in spontaneous love with Krishna.
Maha Sankarsan then at a point manifests as Mahavisnu , He displays a helping mood of the Lord , consequently I would posit , Maha Visnu takes those Jivas from the tastasta brahman , who could not spontaneously love Krishna and who are stationed in the spiritual impersonal energies . Those who originated from Maha Sankarsan . Because God is all-knowing and wants to help them understand the feelings of relationships and rasa , He gives facilities for activities, because they can not act spontaneously in love with Him directly they act materially
“A pencil of light “, that I believe Srila Narayana Maharaja refers as the Jivas entering into Maya …from Sambu, sounds like they are arriving from somewhere ,
In that sense, Krishna as Maha Visnu is manifesting and arranging the facilities and the ultimate rescue of the Jivas with His rectification programme that can take endless cycles. The Maha kalpa .
Visnu appears in many incarnations to rectify and attract the lost souls .
In that way, Maha Visnu remains a functional form who exhibits the facilities, but from Him come other incarnations come to help the jiva .
Jiva Goswami indicates in the Tattva Sandarbha the Jiva is the cause of the material universes by their desire , Sadaputa would refer to a responsive universe, with many possibilities , akin to quantum physics.
In that way the origins of some of the jivas are from Maha Sankarsan and then Maha Visnu Via Sambu ,who brings the tatasta jivas who cannot directly love Krishna , into the material realms to fulfil their independence and help them understand and ultimately regain their original purpose. Its difficult to understand how God would impose death on Jivas without they themselves making a choice for false independence.
Another question arises, can Mahavisnu expand jivas , some of which can directly enter the spiritual realms, ?
I believe He does not play that role
Srila BR Sridhar Swami , gives some references to the origins via tatasta and Brahman And Srila Gour Govinda Swami quotes Bhagavatam purport 4.30 .5
The Vedas, as well as a number of modern-day physicists, indicate that the Comos and our consciousness are two entirely separate energies . Furthermore, the science of how consciousness becomes interactive with the physical and subtle energies that are built on according to the Vedas , a framework of devolved higher grade light called the Bramajyoti , is indicated in the third Canto of the SrimadBhagavatam . This parallels to a degree the Copenhagen agreement in modern day quantum physics . A responsive universe with many possibilities is indicated, and which reflects the free will. These possibilities and resultant actions are described in Sanskrit as Aprarabdha and Prarabdha karmas . Namely, our impressions and entanglements left over from our previous entanglements and endless possibilities, and that makes up our psyche and the karmic synchronicities that go with it . It’s said some are immediately felt , some will come later and some in the far distant future. Einstein spoke of space time continuum , what I have laid out is just that . All reactionary forces of karmic synchronicities can be cleansed or changed by religious or other types of pious activities . In the case of complete surrender to Divinity with love and in pure devotion , everything is wiped clean, and the next death will be the last http://www.thevedicspectator.com
PATANJLI … sraddha faith …means complete clarity of heart , Like a loving mother, it protects the Yogi…
Anything done as sacrifice, charity, or penance without faith in the Supreme O son of Pṛthā, is impermanent. It is called asat and is useless both in this life and the next. Lord Krishna.
. Faith directed toward spiritual life is in the mode of goodness, faith rooted in fruitive work is in the mode of passion, faith residing in irreligious activities is in the mode of ignorance, but faith in My devotional service is purely transcendental. https://vedabase.io ŚB 11.25.27.
Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada writes faith is unflinching trust in something sublime.
Srila BR Sridha Swami.
Faith carries on a long way .
By proper association, one can acquire unflinching faith , and Krishna within with directs the candidate accordingly, a Siksa Diksa , this are the traditions of Gaudiya Vaisnavism , the history is clearly available.
Q. What is the standard in the Gaudiya lineage regarding prostration before the spiritual master in front of the deity?
A. Generally, it is not appropriate, but Prabhupada allowed it. He mentions in his discussion of the Gundica marjanam that it is inappropriate for one to worship the guru before the Deity, yet he allowed himself to be worshipped before the Deity. I once asked him about this. He just looked at me, amused, and chuckled. He holds a special position. As far as I know, this does not go on in branches of the Gaudiya Math.
My thoughts..
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Goswami Maharaja placed great emphasis on worshiping Sri Guru, and in the West nobody bows down to anybody, so Prabhupada in his preaching in the West may have felt the need to emphatically demonstrate the benefits of surrender to Sri Guru and how he is saksad dharitvena , worshiped as good as God , because He is His intimate servant freind or lover.
Srila Prabhupada introduced many different approaches in his western preaching , and his preaching has had extraordinary effects on the world.
So, to place great emphasis on the worship of Sri Guru and the Brahminical intelligensia is essential in the re-education of a world that had to predominantly forget God .
“Ontology deals with the nature of existence, asking “What is there?” while epistemology addresses the nature and limits of knowledge, asking “What can we know?” and “How do we know it?”. Essentially, ontology explores what is real, and epistemology explores how we can know it. “
The Srimad Bhagavatam contains the ontological calculations of the Vedas in much details, it discusses how Divinity can be experienced in three ways , Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan.
Meaning God’s energies, His localised existence and His Personality and expansions.
The Bhagavatam includes the Itihasa and Mahabharata, the many historical occurances, as well as the original Vedas, which has been divided into four by Vyasa. These empowered writings are regarded as Sabdha Brahman writings coming from a pure consciousness uncontaminated by lust anger greed envy or illusion. Divinely inspired , we have to understand that some people get special benedictions and insights into various topics or the arts .That’s a fact
In Jiva Goswami Tattva Sandarbha , Srila Jiva Goswami brings our attention to the fact that the original Vedas are difficult to understand and are often misunderstood For that purpose , Vyas compiled the itihasa and Mahabharata, which included direct reference to Krishna and His activities in relation to the material and spiritual realms.
Many Vaisnava acaryas have written commentaries on the Srimad Bhagavatam and in recent times in the Western societies Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami has introduced the Srimad Bhagavatam all over the world, his purports are easily understood by a Western audience.
You can bet you’re bottom dollar, the Trillion dollar trade deal the USA is making in the middle east will bring much joy to a few , but complex material entanglements , that are beyond the comprehension of the deal makers . For everyone else , the so called consumer , supposedly satisfying and rewarding lives . In reality there will be increased corruption , and self aggrandizement leading in time to many conflicts in so many ways .Promises of economic development will never quite trickle down . Most probably environments and the local resources will be polluted with all sorts of chemicals in the lands to be mined .The individual countries’ resources and wealth that is rightly their’s will be indirectly stolen from them , and puppet leaders paid off , and the victims will be mostly third world countries. Welcome to the material world. Consciousness development , equality , fairness, and peaceful living for all are not at the top of the agender in a world run and managed by businessmen or politician’s who serve them .Only the true intelligensia have everyones real interests at heart , and the Vedas tell us who they are. http://www.thevedicspectator.com
Taking something from this material world that is legitimately allotted to you by nature and your karmic synchronicities and according to your social station in life , is not sinful but will be entangleing .
Thus, in Vedic culture, whatever you naturally acquire has been alloted to you by fate is perfectly fine . However the Vedas says a certain portion should be offered back to Divinity or His agents as the best of sacrifice because saints always know how best use resources . One could also give in charitable acts , so in that way actions become less entangleing, so either further material benefits by giving in charity or highly spiritually beneficial if given to saints . Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita, one who sees action in inaction and inaction in action is in knowledge , and everyone should unpack the mysterious nature of that statement.
Sin is defined , when someone encroaches on others’ territories or exploits other persons for selfish reasons , that will cause harm in many ways . Sin always goes against morality , ethics, and in most cases of truely civilised society , the law . Sin always causes all sorts of pain to the others . One should know any physical or emotional pain one inflicts will be alloted back to the perpetrator and with interest.
Also, according to ones station in life , and the specific duties associated with it , comes different calculations of degrees of sin , an educated man in places of social responsibility , or a leader has to pay a heavy price if he or she performs the wrong actions . The example of a state leader issuing orders for war comes to mind , if women and children are killed or the whole basis of the war is based against the natural moral and international laws , the leader and his country will pay the price as well as the people who gave him power .
Thus, it behoves everyone to understand how to carefully act in this life ,and ultimately how to raise one’s consciousness and awareness , but an educated man who sins pays a greater price for sin than an uneducated man .
This great science of action reactions and the systematic universal responses are discussed fully in Bhagavad Gita.
Here, perhaps is an example of sin …
Divide and rule ..
Today’s wars are fought on many fronts, but the economic war is most crucial, especially to the gross materialist , they want to win that at any cost . Unfortunately, that means creating conflicts in the competitors’ territory . Thus, the competitors are forced to spend their money fighting wars instead of developing their economy for the people of their nations .All the while those that manipulate wars, their economic developments grow strong , so much so they profit by supplying arms in the war zones that they helped to create . Such is the state of ruthless leaders who have no hearts but a lust for money … http://www.thevedicspectator.com
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